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Analysis of CUNY student voter registration and turnout statistics

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Denise Maybank presents detailed statistics on CUNY student voter registration and turnout rates across different types of elections and student populations.

Higher voter registration and turnout rates among senior colleges and graduate/professional programs
Variable registration rates across elections, ranging from 43.8% to 71.8%
Highest turnout rates for presidential elections (72.3% in 2020)
Lower turnout rates for municipal elections and midterms
Data segmented by senior and community colleges for comparative analysis

Denise Maybank

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These data have provided insights into the voting behavior of community students.

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With data segmented by senior and community colleges, we observe voter registration and election turnout to be higher among our senior colleges.

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Our senior college students and highest among those students enrolled in graduate and professional programs, which get counted in that senior college category.

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Registration rates are variable across elections with a low of 43.8% in the 2022 midterm election and a high of 71.8 in the 2020 presidential election election.

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Election turnout rates are highest for presidential elections, who would have thought, with the highest reported number being 72.3% for the 2020 election.

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And lowest on average, I'm sorry, for municipal elections, although the lowest reported rate 17.3 was for the 2014 midterm election.

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Student voice in action.

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